Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-06-14
Barclay Peake,. e,r,-,.

N. N--~WK
HEARS TIE VERDICT OF GUILTY. UNNovRD.
Nearly TWO hours were occupied by Judge Parker,
&C Mount Holly, n. j., yesterday in his charge to
the jury In the Peake murder trial After recittnQ
at the outset the circumstances surrounding the
nnd1ng OF Katie Anderson on the morning OF
FEBRUARY 8, he referred to the finding OF the
oetenoants pistol and the girls subsequent decla-
rauonS THAT the defendant shot her, together with
tne aioi set up by the defendant and Carefully re-
viewed all the evidence TO the theory OF suicide
tnat tnere was possibility OF reasonably
accounting Tor Katie AnderSon'S death by suicide
the DEFENDANT was entitled TO the benent OF the
doubt. The fact that the Defendant did not
attempt escape should be considered circumstance
IN his favor. They must be satisiied that the deed
was premeditated before finding a verdict OF
murder murder IN the first degree, as Fermentation was
70 Doth the prosecution and the defense There
was rush for the courthouse at 2 O'Clock. when
me OF the bell announced that the jury
MAD agreed. Peake came In and sat down with a
pale face as he eyed the jury. After long DELAY.
caused by the absence or defendant's counsel, the
was. 'Guilty OF murder In the first de0ree5 Each
juror was called and answered guilty The prts-
oner was unmoved- His pallor deepened, perhaps
IVY nus eye was SCeaoy and his lip did not culver
HIS head rested on his hand, and he did not change
pOsltion He sat there still and motionless, and
TOT an tne emotion that he betrayed ne might have
had less interest In the scene than any one in the
courtroom. Judge Barker said he would adjourn
the court until the 25th inst, when the counsel
suTged out and Barclay PeaIe was led back to his
cell. ~
After the adjournment OF court, Joseph W. Endi
c01t, Inc foreman Of the jury said: 1--WE stood for
F1rst we voted as to whether the girl committed
suicide; then as to whether Barclay Peake shot her
ana tnen as TO whether 1t was murder In the first
oegree. Only one vote was needed to decide each
81 these three points. There was no hesitation.
NO argument was needed; but we all felt that we
could not bring In any other verdict"
MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL
VIII be made by Barclay Peakes counsel on June
%. Ihey claim, among other reasons that the
jury has been very lax in its conduct, and that
several persons interested in the trial have on
various occasions spoken to Foreman Endicott
MI. Borden and others
c0MmlIted on the evening or February z, last
Wnen Miss Anderson left the house OF b. Stratton
CoiKltt, or John Blacks farm after declining to
eat any supper As she did not return that
nlgnt, the Colk1tts supposed she had gone over 10
ner aunt's to spend the night, as she had often
uOne DelOre. Farmer Amos johnson and his SON
found the girl early the next morning on the road
sloe near small stream, unconscious, with q
small bullet wound in her head. DR.. Brown was
called, and the wounded girl was removed to the
residence OF the Peakes. Barclay was her cousin
ana her lover. He said when the body was brought
70 the mouse, II had intended visiting her. but
changed my mind and went to bed Soon after q
piston was found near the scene OF the murder
winch was identified as belonging to Peake It
was also claimed that he had been seen going
toward CoiklttS house on the night In question:
ana mad previously made threats against the girl
On recovering CONSEQUENCES more than O week
after the shooting Miss Anderson told her mother
that Barclay Peake had shot her.
In hef ante-mOrtem statement before Coroner
carr, She reiterated this statement Stin later,
when pressed by her physician, she said: 8Bar.
clay Peale did It." She fingered until March 70
and then died without making any further state.
msn1 Defendant Is only twenty-0ne years OF age.